A new version of the Corporate Governance Code applicable to unlisted companies (i.e., companies other than those listed on a regulated market) has been available since 23 June 2009. The first version of the so-called Buysse Code was issued in 2005 and met with limited success. However, given the current financial and economic crisis, it is expected that businesses will want to pay more attention to corporate governance and to the Buysse Code II's recommendations.